School: Naomh Féichín, Mainistir

Location:
Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan De Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0120

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  1. 1. The care of the food is a very important thing. People have to keep their feet washed or if they dont they will get very dirty.
    2. Long ago people were sixteen years of age before they put on shoes or boots. There are yet some people who wear clogs. The kind of boots that clogs are, they have timber soles n them.
    3. The children around here wear no shoes during summer but they put them on during winter. When people have their feet washed they should throw away the water.
    4. The children long ago used to never wear a shoe. They used have no dread for throns or sharp stones.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway